Obits taken from the Elliott Co News dated Saturday, Feb 12, 1977
Submitted by Samone Ratcliff <samone@mis.net on Nov 26, 2000

Includes the surnames of Johnson, Cassity, Goodman, Farley, Phillips, Sparks, Butler, Holbrook,
Robinson, Caudill, Porter and Kirk.

Includes the birth counties of Elliott, Lawrence and Floyd.

Harve Johnson, 87, of Rt. 3 Morehead, Rowan Co, KY, born Feb 25, 1889 in Elliott Co, KY, son
of the late John and Jane Crum Johnson, died Feb 10, 1977.  Preceded: wife, Mrs. Martha
Foreman Johnson in 1956.  Survived: son, Festus Johnson, dau, Mrs. Jewell Watkins, 5 gc, 8
g-gc.  Burial: Feb 13, 1977 in the Johnson Cemetery, Elliott Co.

Athal Joseph Cassity, 70, of Grayson, Carter Co, KY, born Apr 5, 1906 in Elliott Co, KY, son of
the late Marion and Missouri Elliott Cassity, died Feb 6, 1977 in Morehead, Rowan Co, KY. 
Survived: wife, Juanita Miles Cassity, son, Charles Cassity, daus, Mrs. Ann Duff and Miss
Renita Cassity, brothers, Johnny Cassity and Ray Cassity, sisters, Mrs. Ada Horton and Mrs.
Merle Maggard, 6 gc, 2 g-gc.  Burial: Feb 8, 1977 in the Johnson Cemetery.

George Goodman, 82, of Rt. 3, Olive Hill, Carter Co, KY, born Sept 18, 1894 in Floyd Co, KY,
son of the late John Morgan and Mary Hubbard Goodman, died Feb 9, 1977.  Survived:  brother,
Orville Goodman, sisters, Mrs. Pearl Skaggs and Mrs. Lizzie Skaggs.  Burial: Feb 11, 1977 in the
Whitt Cemetery, Olive Hill, KY.

In loving memory of Bert Farley, born Feb 13, 1906, passed away Dec 14, 1976 by dau, Anna
Lois Lewis.

In loving memory of my dear husband, James A. Phillips, who's birthday was Jan 18th.

Laban T. Sparks, 66, of Martha, Lawrence Co, KY, born Dec 5, 1910 in Lawrence Co, KY, son
of the late Caney and Clista Jane Ramey Sparks, died "Thursday".  Survived: wife, Mrs. Carrie
Sparks, sons, Manuel T. Sparks, Hedgel B. Sparks and Edsel D. Sparks, dau, Mrs. Loena G.
Gilliam, brothers, Wess Sparks and Garfield Sparks, sisters, Mrs. Cora Kelley, Mrs. Bertha
Collier, Mrs. Gladys Skaggs, Mrs. Mary Evans, Mrs. Delia Collier and Mrs. Edna Wardm 9 gc, 4
g-gc.  Burial: Feb 12, 1977 in the Sparks Cemetery on Cam Creek.

Effie Johnson Butler, 64, of Morehead, Rowan Co, KY, born Feb 23, 1912 in Elliott Co, KY,
dau of the late John and Martha Conn Johnson, died Feb 7, 1977 in Lexington, Fayette Co, KY. 
Survived: husband, Earsel Butler, sons, Vernon Butler, Elwood Butler and Curtis Butler, duas,
Mrs. Bertlen Short, Mrs. Joretta Garner, Mrs. Arbutus Caudill and Mrs. Lorene Blancett, brother,
Cecil Johnson, sisters, Mrs. Vada DeHart, Mrs. Bertha Trent, Mrs. Susie Mrgan and Mrs. Ruby
Conn, 13 gc, 1 g-gc.  Burial:  Feb 10, 1977 in the Adams Plank Cemetery.

Mrs. Mary K. Holbrook Johnson, 76, Scope Towers, Ashland, Boyd Co, KY, born FEb 9, 1900 at
Fielden, dau of the late Lon and Esther Stapleton Holbrook, died Feb 4, 1977 at the residence of
a son in Fort Collins, Colo.  She had resided at Fort Collins since Apr, 1976.  Preceded: husband,
Charles T. Johnson in 1952.  Survived: son, Willam C. Johnson, sisters, Mrs Jewell Berg and
Mrs. Opal Vincent, 1 gc.  Burial: Feb 8, 1977 in the Ashland Cemetery, Boyd Co, KY.

Ellis H. Robinson Sr., 77, of Scope Towers, Ashland, Boyd Co, KY, born July 8, 1889 in Elliott
Co, KY, son of the late George W. and Lucy Campbell Robinson, died Feb 11, 1977 in Ashland,
KY.  Survived: wife, Mrs. Ella Spurlock Robinson, daus, Mrs. Marie Musser and Mrs. Monda
Lee Mullins, sons, Woodrow Robinson, Frank Robinson, Everett Robinson and Ellis Robinson,
step-sons, Ora Spurlock, Bill Joe Spurlock, Charles Spurlock and George Spurlock,  step-daus,
Mrs. Garnet Hale, Mrs. Bertha McCarty, Mrs. Ida Mae Bowen and Miss Anna Robinson, 21 gc,
23 g-gc.  Burial: Feb 14, 1977 in the Robinson Cemetery, Elliott Co, KY.

Alta Caudill Porter, 69, of Rowan Co, KY, born Oct 31, 1906 in Elliott Co, KY, dau of the late
B.J. and Rosetta Mabry Caudill, died Feb 7, 1977.  Survived:  husband, Ed Porter, dau, Miss
Janice Porter, brother, Arvle Caudill, sister, Mrs. Stella Conn.  Burial: Feb 9, 1977 in the Brown
Cemetery in Elliott Co, KY.

Charles Kirk,  executive president of Inez Deposit Bank, died Jan 27, 1977.  He was 53.   He was
the son of Roscoe Kirk, who had been vice president of the bank before his death.  He was a
graduate of Wake Forest University in NC.

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